On 7/5/07, Terrence Brannon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On 7/5/07, Raul Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> If I recall correctly, we tend to ask students to study a variety
> of mathematical concepts for years (and try to ensure they
> get a robust practical background in some of those topics)
> before we ask them to understand the simplest of proofs.
yes and because so many people are no good at math, there's clearly
something wrong with this approach.
I do not agree with this generalization.
I think we have problems in our educational system, but I think the
bulk of them center around the way our system requires every
member of a class proceed at the same rate.
--
Raul
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